When my daughter first became active on Facebook and MySpace I had a few rules and requests. Don’t use your real name and don’t post any notice as to our family’s travel plans. Concerns about a 13 year old’s identity are a parent’s responsibility. My paranoia about when our home was empty was just common sense.
I know what is coming down the technology pipe with respect to mobile media and location-based media; the apps are very cool and useful for both consumers and businesses. I love Twitter and it’s filtered information and news flow. What still astounds me is “our” total transparency on the net via wireless and wired conduit of postings and updates.
This morning I read a blog post that linked to this humorous take on what has been on my mind for years.
Pleaserobme.com hits the nail on the head. Just how much unlimited information do we want out here about our every movement? Who has access and for what motives? Is it a healthy dose of communication and promotion? Is it narcissism in exchange for lack of security and privacy?
Pleaserobme.com A Site With A Good Point
My guess is that the site designers parents locked their front doors at night. Maybe they even stopped delivery of their newspaper and mail before they went on vacation. I would bet they did not leave the car keys in the ignition over night.
Sometimes we need humor to look at important issues. Just by a site having a “WHY” tab on its home page should make us think.
The following is from Pleaserobme.com/why.
The danger is publicly telling people where you are. This is because it leaves one place you’re definitely not… home. So here we are; on one end we’re leaving lights on when we’re going on a holiday, and on the other we’re telling everybody on the internet we’re not home. It gets even worse if you have “friends” who want to colonize your house. That means they have to enter your address, to tell everyone where they are. Your address.. on the internet.. Now you know what to do when people reach for their phone as soon as they enter your home. That’s right, slap them across the face.
The goal of this website is to raise some awareness on this issue and have people think about how they use services like Foursquare, Brightkite, Google Buzz etc.
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